Health

Local health team submits application to be part of Ontario Health Team
The Kawartha Lakes Ontario Health Team (KL-OHT) has submitted its full application to become a designated Ontario Health Team (OHT)… Continue reading “Local health team submits application to be part of Ontario Health Team”

Community anger growing with long wait times at LifeLabs
Outrage over long wait times at Lindsay’s LifeLabs – the only such laboratory in Kawartha Lakes – is growing. The… Continue reading “Community anger growing with long wait times at LifeLabs”

Garden honours late emergency nurse at RMH
Each year at Ross Memorial Hospital, departments ‘adopt’ and beautify garden spaces around the property, to compete for a ‘Garden… Continue reading “Garden honours late emergency nurse at RMH”

Mental health has suffered during pandemic but help is available
Every year approximately 4,000 Canadians die by suicide, averaging nearly 11 people every single day. Suicide has been an issue… Continue reading “Mental health has suffered during pandemic but help is available”

Beware of bats in your homes
A worrying rise in the number of bats being reported in homes in the tri-county area is causing the local… Continue reading “Beware of bats in your homes”

The other pandemic: Opioid deaths surge during age of COVID
August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD), a global event that aims to raise awareness of overdose and reduce… Continue reading “The other pandemic: Opioid deaths surge during age of COVID”

Most schools re-opening in the fall: TLDSB to announce more details soon
Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce announced in Whitby today the re-opening of most Ontario schools for a… Continue reading “Most schools re-opening in the fall: TLDSB to announce more details soon”
